Photos are leaking all over the Internet of Bane and Batman fighting worse than the leaks on the Titanic. It’s a little surprising for a franchise that has been very good over its last two installments about being shrouded in secrecy. But to be honest, I’m not all that impressed. Seeing Batman in action in broad daylight has always seemed a little disingenuous and I’m going to be honest: Bane looks ridiculous. I’m going to give Nolan the benefit of the doubt on it for the same reasons I gave Matthew Vaughn the benefit of the doubt on his excellent X-men picture. That, and I don’t want to be that reactionary that screamed about Heath Ledger playing the Joker. He turned out fine even though the choice seemed counter-intuitive.
But I have a theory about why these photos are coming out and why no one seems to be getting Cease and Desist letters:
It’s on purpose. They staged this stuff in broad daylight and didn’t chase away photographers because they don’t care. What if this is just the opening sequence to the movie and this has nothing to do with the climax or secrets of the film? What if it is all entirely a story about Ra’s and Talia and this is just the guys in Hockey Pants from the beginning of The Dark Knight?
Maybe I’m giving them too much credit, but what if this over-abundance of information and photos about Bane is just a ruse to distract us from the real story?
I think it’s a very distinct possibility.
The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theatres July 20, 2012. We’ll see how it all goes down then.
UPDATE: Steve pointed this out below. WTF indeed:
